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An example of trim devices is the trim tab which is attached at the tail edge of the elevator and is commonly used in many training planes. It lessens the air resistance the pilot feels when moving the elevator.

Another example is the trim used in a stabilator to provide more resistant feel so that the control feels more like that of an elevator.

The landing gear absorbs the shock upon landing and supports the plane on the ground.

Typically the landing gear consists of three wheels – two main wheels on either side of the fuselage, and a third wheel either at the front or at the rear. Landing gear using a rear wheel is called a conventional landing gear and a plane using conventional landing gear is called a tailwheel airplane. (Fig 2-11)

The pilot steers the plane using the rudder pedals in both types of nosewheels.

If the nosewheel is of the steerable type, pushing the left rudder forward will turn that wheel to the left, thus turning the plane left while taxiing

If the nosewheel is of the castering type the pilot may have to combine the use of the rudder pedals with independent use of the brakes (pushing the rudder downwards) on the main wheels, particularly on tight turns.

Long time ago, before runways were available, planes took off and descended over water.

Nowadays many landplanes are still fitted with twin floats that support them on water for use in remote areas where runways or even long strip of land are not available. These type of airplanes are referred to as seaplanes.

Most of the pertinent information about a particular plane in contained by the Pilot’s Operation Handbook (POH) provided by the plane’s manufacturer. The format of POH for all planes are standardized.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires that all planes built after March 1, 1979 be equipped with an FAA approved airplane flight manual (AFM) which is specifically assigned to the individual airplane.

The FAA requires that the AFM for each plane be accessible by the pilot all the time when operating that plane.

To compile with the FAA’s requirement manufacturers then write their POH just like the AFM.

The POH/AFM has to stay with the plane all the time during operation and is therefore not available to others to review for a lengthy period of time. As a result the manufacturer also publish a pilot’s information manual (PIM).

The PIM contains the same information as the POH/AFM except for precise weight and balance data and optional equipment specific to the particular plane.